Making the healthy choice the easy choice

Wellness Tips

Eating healthy and increasing your physical activity are important steps you can take to improve your overall wellness. There are also a few other things you can do to improve health and decrease your risk of disease. These include: not smoking, knowing your numbers (like cholesterol, blood pressure, BMI and blood glucose) and managing any health issues you may have.

This section of our website is meant to give you helpful tips and resources to help you quit smoking (or never start) and other tips to help you make healthy choices.

Click here for information on diets to help manage specific health issues.

Available Resources to Help You Quit Smoking

Greater Bridgeport Area: For information on a FREE local workshop series available to help you quit, contact Kelley Meier at kmeier@townofstratford.com today!

The CT Quitline can be reached at 1-800-784-8669 or click here to enroll online. For the hearing impaired -TTY number is 1-877-777-6534.

The American Lung Association (ALA) Lung HelpLine & Tobacco QuitLine can be reached at 1-800-LUNGUSA and staff can also be reached via their website. The ALA also has an online program entitled, Freedom From Smoking. Click here for more information. Want to get involved? The ALA also trains facilitators to hold Freedom From Smoking in-person group clinics. The training schedule is usually posted on our website.

The American Heart Association has resources and information to help you quit smoking. Click here for more information.

The American Cancer Society has resources and information about smoking, cancer and tools to help you quit, such as Quit for Life, which is a phone and web based support system. Click here for more information.

Become an EX is a plan based on scientific research and practical advice from ex-smokers. It isn’t just about quitting smoking. It’s about “re-learning life without cigarettes.” It doesn’t matter if it’s your first try or your tenth, EX can help you quit and stay quit. Research shows that the more times people come to the EX site, the more likely they are to quit smoking. Click here to get started today.

Smokefree.gov offers free text messaging programs, encouragement and advice 24/7. Click here for more information and to sign up today.